The Arrival in Hong Kong

It was an interesting time getting here, to say the least. I lucked out and sat business class on my flight to Tokyo, which was delayed due to debris up in the atmosphere of our flight path, caused by a volcano in Russia. I was put up in a hotel in Japan for the night, and continued on to HK. After wandering in the airport for an hour, my friend from childhood, Pat Stahl, rescued me at the airport. We took a train to his apartment, which is nothing short of spectacular. He lives on the 71st floor of a luxury apartment building overlooking the bay and what has been dubbed the "Manhattan of Asia." Imagine Manhattan with giant rolling hills in the background and more lights. Google 'The Arch Kowloon' to get an idea of what the building looks like. Mike will be joining us tomorrow night en route from Ireland. Then on to the next adventure...